The Taming of the Shrew - Bianca and Katherina do not fully show their true character in the first half of the play; write a monologue for each of them that couldbe delivered after the first act.
The Taming of the Shrew Bianca and Katherina do not fully show their true character in the first half of the play; write a monologue for each of them that could be delivered after the first act. Bianca Bianca is the younger daughter of Baptista, the beautiful Bianca is the opposite of her sister Katherina. She is soft-spoken, timid, polite, sweet, unassuming and does exactly what her father wants. All men love her because she is stereotypically what men want from their wives. She has several potential suitors waiting to ask for her hand in marriage. She knows how to sell herself but is this what she is really like deep down inside? "My plan is going just as I wanted it to. Both Lucentio and Hortensio were arguing over me today ... yet again. Daddy has arranged for me to have music lessons. My daddy thinks that I adore music but it is just the icing on the cake to my wonderful personality. Katherina doesn't really like music I told her that "my books and instruments shall be my company, on them to look and practice by myself" but what I really thought was that I might be able to find a suitor that daddy doesn't know about... yes that would be a good idea, I could show him that his precious little Bianca does not always do what her daddy wants her to. Lucentio seemed pretty interested in me. He didn't stop staring at me and I overheard him talking to Tranio and he said "I
Examine Shakespeare's interpretation ofmen in 'Taming of the shrew'
Examine Shakespeare's interpretation of men in 'Taming of the shrew' Evidently Shakespeare was writing at a time in which men dominated society and patriarchal ideology was very much demonstrated as women had very few rights and opportunities in life compared to those of men. Fully represented within Shakespeare's 'Taming of the Shrew', the character 'Petruchio' portrays this dominance of males and the way in which they were able to abuse and humiliate women. Thus I believe that in this play, women are used as a symbol of male power, or lack of it. Shakespeare frequently expresses male supremacy concerned with different themes: love, marriage, wealth and hierarchy. In this essay I will assess the different interpretations of the male characters in 'Taming of the shrew' and how they represent the themes that I have mentioned above. Verbally dextrous, Petruchio states clearly that he wishes to "Haply wive and thrive as best as I may". Represented to be conceited and egotistical, his arrogance is reflected by his belief that he isn't concerned with love and believes that he has the power to win over Kate, "Why that is nothing". Further emphasizing this Petruchio sees women as a possession and money as a prerequisite for marriage, "I will be master of what is mine". Insulting Kate, he also lists her alongside his animals, "My horse, my ox, my ass, my any thing". This
A critical analysis of women in the Elizabethan era through the texts of William Shakespeare
Women’s Representation in the Elizabethan Era In Elizabethan contexts, women are often portrayed to play a peculiar and often stifled role in society. Considered to be one of the greatest writers in the Elizabethan era, William Shakespeare often uses female characters to assume the roles of somewhat rebellious women in the era. In addition to this, views on women and marriage are also touched upon. In the literary context of Taming of the Shrew, the character of Katarina is shown to originally be a head strong, determined, and at times jealous and aggressive young woman who can also be selfish when considering her younger sister, Bianca. One of the main themes of this play was to overcome the challenge of taming the strong character of Katrina. In Elizabethan times it was expected of women for them to obey and comply with their husband completely, and for a woman to be outspoken in such a way that Katarina was, was frequently looked down upon. Women are almost seen as a second class citizen compared to men, and to tame an easily irritated character, such as Katarina’s is seen as sport in some way to the man who she married in the play. Although it may on the surface seem that Shakespeare is incredibly ahead of his time by using the controversial topic of feminism in some of his plays, when this is looked at in deeper contexts, it becomes clearer to the reader that
Taming of the shrew
How does Petruchio attempt to tame his wife in act four scene one? Do you think? He is successful and Katerina is truly subdued by the plays conclusion? William Shakespeare wrote the play The Taming of the Shrew in the 1590's. In these times it was popular in Elizabethan England to ridicule Catholics. The Italian setting allows the playwright to snipe at Italian Catholics for comic effect. It is a comical play in contrast to a number of Shakespeare's other works, which are classed as historical or tragedy. It is a story within a story. The background plot is about a drunken man who is made to believe he is a lord after being thrown out of the pub one night. The second and main story is about the shrew, Katherina. The label of a shrew is given to Katherina because she is constantly nagging and moaning at people in Padua. This connects her with a Shrew because these mammals make a sexual whining noise during the mating season. This is one of the many sexual innuendos we are given throughout the play, making it comical for both an Elizabethan and modern audience. Katherina and Petruchio are newly married, which many characters find shocking as no-one appears to like Katherina. Now Katherina is married her 'perfect' young sister Bianca is free to marry; the agreement with their father was that Katherina had to marry first. 'Bianca' means white in Italian, which has connotations
Taming Of the Shrew.
Samantha Singer .6.02/24.6.02 Taming Of the Shrew The method Petruchio uses to tame his shrew, Katherina, to put it simply, is reverse psychology, along with starving her and not allowing her to sleep until she acts like a proper lady. His strategy is basic, but his plan takes time to bring about results. During act two scene one, Petruchio outlines his plan to Baptista. He states that he will say the opposite of what Kate does. "Say that she rail, why then I'll tell her plain she sings as sweetly as a nightingale." This is called reverse psychology. At the beginning of act three scene two, it is Katherina's appointed wedding day and her father, Baptista, is seen worrying that Petruchio, the groom to be, will not turn up. It is threatening to become very embarrassing for both Katherina and her whole family. Katherine fears she will become a laughing stock. "Now must the world point at poor Katherine." Much later, after Katherina has already left, Petruchio arrives. He is dressed in tattered and torn clothes, riding upon a sick horse. He looks more like a poor beggar than a man about to be married. This too is part of Petruchio's many step plan to tame the shrew. By turning up late, it threatens to embarrass Katherina on her wedding day in front of all that know her. So, Petruchio changes Katherina from a reluctant bride to one who only wishes for her groom to show
Escape - creative writing
Escape Seven twenty-three pm three years ago today Bianca's mother lived her last seconds of her life in the icy-cold critical care unit. After years of suffering from a rare and untreatable medical condition she died. And that's when the catastrophe of Bianca's life started to unfold when she was only twelve. Not even six months has passed and Bianca's father had already started bringing new women into her life. Bianca would see women come and go. Even though there were many questions Bianca wanted answered, she never asked. Bianca longed for her mother, but all that exist now is just memories. Everyday Bianca would cry herself to sleep thinking of her mother. The last bell rang signaling the end of the school day. Bianca ran home as fast as she could before her father left the house. Upon reaching the gates leading into the foyer Bianca realized her dad's BMW was still parked outside along the curb, which was a good sign. As she flung open the door, there in the living room were two unfamiliar faces giving this look she knew she wouldn't like. Sitting side by side aside her father with arms looped into his. Bianca didn't take this 'gathering' so be a good thing but she had to hear what they were going to say. As Bianca took her shoes off, she suddenly felt like she needed to run away from this whole situation, escape from what she was just about to hear. "Listen Bianca,
The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew 'The Taming of the Shrew' is a play writen by William Shakaspeare. William Shakespeare was born to Mary Arden and John Shakespeare in a small British town outside of London called Stratford-on-Avon. His exact date of birth is unknown, however, Shakespeare is believed to have been born on either the 22nd or 23rd of April in 1564. He was educated at the King's Free School of Stratford, where he studied the Bible and Latin, and soon married the older Anne Hathaway at age 18. It was now that he began to find writing poetry as a profession to support his family. They had a daughter Susanna, and twins, Judith and Hamnet. The play starts with the Induction where a trick is played by a nobleman on the drunkard Christopher Sly who arranges for an acting troupe to perform a play called 'The Taming of the Shrew' which means that The Taming of the Shrew is a play inside a play performance. The play within the play begins as the young noble scholar Lucentio enters a street in Padua {a place in Italy} with his servant, Tranio. He overhears Hortensio and Gremio discuss their affections for the youngest daughter of nobleman Baptista of Padua. When Lucentio sees the young daughter, Bianca, he also falls in love with her. The problem remains that Bianca is not allowed to marry until her older sister, Kate the shrew, is first married. Finding the task almost
The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew In the play ' The Taming of the Shrew' Shakespeare uses many different characters to provide a variety of relationships to display the way his dramatic purpose is shown. In this essay I will be looking at the first two acts of the play. In some form the many relationships contribute to the coming together of the main joinment between the two main characters, Petruchio and Katherine. The Taming of the Shrew is mainly concerned with a few subjects. There are two sisters Katherine and Bianca living with their father in sixteenth century Italy. Their father wants to find his daughters suitors and have them get married. Many suitors desire his younger daughters hand in marriage, but order to do this he must find a husband for his eldest daughter first. The play also concerns the suitors for the daughters, and how their relationships develop with them selves, the father Baptista, the daughters, and their own servants. The first relationship I'm going to investigate is the one between Lucentio and his servant Tranio. Lucentio is to become a potential suitor to Bianca. They have a unique relationship, which is actually quite unlike a normal master - servant relationship. Tranio advises Lucentio what to do. For example when they are discussing Lucentios' education Tranio says: ' Music and poesy use to quicken you The mathematics and the metaphysics, Fall
What aspects of 'The Taming of the Shrew' identify the play as a comedy?
What aspects of 'The Taming of the Shrew' identify the play as a comedy? Shakespeare's plays are divided into four main sections: the Histories, the Tragedies, the Comedies, and the Romances. 'The Taming of the Shrew' falls under the category of Comedy, for it consists of mistaken identity, slapstick characters, drunken behaviour, and ends with (multiple) marriages, a staple of his comedies. His work has been produced since the Renaissance in all artistic mediums from the original theatre to opera, symphony, film, and ballet. Shakespeare is well-known for his melodramatic plays about marriage and life during the 16th and 17th centuries, and there are many parallels between his plays and Italian scenarios, e.g. 'Romeo and Juliet' is a portrayal of the relationship and marriage of Anthony and Cleopatra. This is common of Shakespeare to adapt real-life marriages and present them in a different perspective in his plays. There are many parallels between his plays and Italian scenarios. As an Elizabethan play writer, commenting on feminist issues of this period, his play 'The Taming of the Shrew' portrayed the life of feminist women in the late 16th, early 17th century, and their cynical and dismissive views concerning marriage. In this romantic comedy, the play's protagonist, and antagonist, Katherina, is presented as a staunch feminist who opposes the moral elements of marriage,